October 29-November 2

• OIS has a new website. Check it out! odenvilleintermediateschool.weebly.com
• This week's story is Leonardo's Horse.
• This week's genre is narrative nonfiction.
• This week's focus skill is Text Structure: Sequence.
• This week's vocabulary words are gesture, specialized, proportion, envisioned, resisted, and scholars.
• This week's spelling words congress, English, fortress, expression, conclude, complain, complex, distrust, contribute, explode, umbrella, merchandise, remembrance, concrete, goggles, portray, technique, accomplish, function, and membrane.
• This week's grammar skill is dependent and independent clauses.
• Chapter 4 social studies test is going to be the first part of this week, then we will begin chapter 5. Remember tests are open book with page numbers given. Should be lots of 100s!
• Report cards went home on Thursday, October 25th. Please review your child's grades. Sign and return as soon as possible if you haven't already. If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!
• There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.
• Please make sure your child studies the DOL study guide that comes home on Thursday nights. Everything on the DOL test comes from the weekly DOL lessons or past lessons. I also read the tests to the students on Thursday to help them prepare. Many students are even writing their own notes as we go over the tests!
• Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.
• If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .
• Please check agenda books daily!
• Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 
• School pictures money is due no later than November 1st. 
• OIS is having the 2nd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 30th from 6-7:30. PLEASE send in a bag of candy as soon as possible!
• Have a safe and fun Halloween night!
• Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!
• Let me know if you need me in any way!